Alaska paycheck calculator

Alaska doesn’t tax wages, so your paycheck loses only federal taxes and Alaska’s payroll contributions. See exactly what’s left, using the 2026 rules.

State you live and work in

2026 rules for Alaska.

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I'm paid

Salary (per year, before taxes)

How often you're paid

Your Form W-4

Filing status

Children under 17

$2,200 each in Step 3, if your income is $200,000 or less ($400,000 married filing jointly).

Other dependents

$500 each in Step 3.

Pre-tax and after-tax deductions

401(k) or 403(b) contribution

Traditional (pre-tax). Put a Roth contribution under after-tax deductions.

Health insurance, HSA and FSA

Pre-tax premiums and contributions through payroll; they also lower Social Security and Medicare.

After-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), union dues, garnishments.

More Form W-4 options

Step 2: two jobs, or married and your spouse works

Only if you checked the box in Step 2(c) of your W-4.

Step 4(a): other income (per year)

Step 4(b): deductions (per year)

From the W-4's Deductions Worksheet: tips, overtime, car loan interest, the senior deduction, itemizing.

Step 4(c): extra withholding

Take-home pay per paycheck

$1,927.65

$50,118.86 a year from $59,999.94 gross, 26 paychecks.

Gross pay, each deduction and take-home pay, per paycheck and per year
Item	Per paycheck	Per year
Gross pay	$2,307.69	$59,999.94
Federal income tax	−$193.08	−$5,020.08
Social Security	−$143.08	−$3,720.00
Medicare	−$33.46	−$870.00
Alaska income tax	−$0.00	−$0.00
AK Unemployment Insurance	−$10.42	−$271.00
Take-home pay	$1,927.65	$50,118.86

Taxes as a share of pay: 16.5%
Federal taxable wages (year): $59,999.94

Estimates for planning, not tax advice. Your employer's payroll may round differently, and your tax bill when you file can differ from what's withheld.

How Alaska taxes your paycheck in 2026

Alaska has no state income tax on wages. It is one of the few states where employees pay unemployment insurance: 0.50% of wages, on the first $54,200 earned in 2026, so at most $271 for the year. There are no local income taxes.

Alaska payroll contributions

Alaska employee payroll taxes, 2026
Contribution	Rate	Wages up to
AK Unemployment Insurance	0.5%	$54,200

City and county taxes

Alaska boroughs and cities do not tax wages.

What this calculator simplifies

Alaska leaves 401(k) and other employer retirement plan contributions out of the wages it charges unemployment insurance on, but the calculator does not. If you contribute to a 401(k) and earn less than $54,200, the deduction shown is slightly too high (by 0.5% of your contribution, and the total never exceeds $271 a year).

Sources

Alaska DOLWD: 2026 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates (wage base and employee rate)
Alaska DOLWD: Employer Handbook for Unemployment Insurance Tax (retirement plans, Section 125 cafeteria plans)
Alaska DCCED Office of the State Assessor: Alaska Tax Facts (no personal income tax)
IRS Publication 15-T (2026) for federal withholding, and Publication 15 (2026) for Social Security and Medicare.

How every number is worked out is on the methodology page.

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